Re:Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud
by fokinsean on Thursday January 23, 2020 @12:27PM
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My wife and I recently tried to do the same with Dracula for Halloween! Unfortunately those first few chapters are on the longer side and we got tired of reading aloud :p
I ended up finishing up the book on my own, but the chapters we did read aloud were fun.
Re:Rediscovering the lost power of reading aloud
by Rotten194 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @05:18PM
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Me and my fiancé took turns reading the Silmarillion aloud. Its really brought out the mythic, epic poetic history aspect of it. Made me want to try reading the Illiad or Odyssey aloud -- maybe once I learn Iron Age Greek ;-)
It's fun doing the voices, and taking time every now and again to discuss what happened gives us a more engaged sort of relaxation that's at our direction. It was a bit of a challenge finding a book we both agreed upon because we have very different taste, but we were able to meet in the middle by starting with a classic.